1. White tip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)

2. Animal Kingdom
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Condrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Triaenodon
Species: Triaenodon obesus

3. Average length : 4.5 - 5.5 ft. (max 7 ft) Average weight : 44 lbs
Dimensions
Average length : ft. (max 7 ft)
Average weight : 44 lbs

4. habitat shallow,warm tropical waters around coral reefs in the Indian
and Pacific oceans

5. diet
Diet consists of
Crustaceans,
octopus,
And fish

6. -this is a bottom dwelling shark and it hunts during the night.
Facts
-this is a bottom dwelling shark and it hunts during the night.
-it is not a territorial shark and is not aggressive unless provoked.
Adaptation-
the shark hunts in the reef and chases prey into crevices, its body is designed with the dorsal fin farther back so that it can fit it’s head into crevices while hunting

7. Human impact
-there is currently no legislation against fishing this shark
-fishing and destruction of the reef disrupt the shark population